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Allah's Miracles in the Qur'an

certain words in this verse in Surat al-Qamar also point to the figure
1969.
One important point which needs to be stressed in this method of
calculation is the likelihood of producing very large or irrelevant num-
bers. Despite the probability of a relevant number emerging being
exceedingly small, it is striking that such a clear figure should result.

The Hour [has drawn near] and the Moon has split.
Hijri: 1390, Gregorian: 1969
The phrase "has drawn near" is not included in the count, since it
comes at the end in the Arabic.
In 1969, American astronauts carried out research on the Moon,
dug the soil up with various pieces of equipment, split it and carried
specimens back to Earth.
We must, however, make it clear that the splitting of the Moon is
of course one of the miracles given to our Prophet (saas) by Allah. This
miracle is revealed thus in a hadith:
The people of Mecca asked Allah's messenger (saas) to show them a miracle. So
he showed them the Moon split in two halves between which they saw the
Hiram' mountain. (Sahih Bukhari)

The above miracle is the splitting of the Moon revealed in the
verse. However, since the Qur'an is a Book that addresses all times, one
may think of this verse as referring to the exploration of the Moon in
our own day. (Allah knows best.)

1 + 30 + 60 + 1 + 70 + 400

6 + 1 + 50 + 300 + 100

1 + 30 + 100 + 40 + 200

TOTAL: 1390 (GREGORIAN 1969)

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